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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-27
THE FIRE RECORD.
Four OF the Leading Wholesale Firms
Of @ali8s Burned 0ut-The
fetal Loss $40 200.
Origin ftiAe Fire u Mysuery-Firemen Slew
"a Getting 10 work-The Heart of
:he City Threatened.
Dallas Big Blaze.

Special 20 TIE Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, Jan. 26.-The most seri-
Gus fire which has occurred in Dallas for
years broke out this morning about
O'Clock in the block of buildings on Com
merce street west of the Calf, Colorado
and Santa Fe depot, and occupied by four
of Dallas largest wholesale houses, viz,
7. L. Marsalis & Co, Hopkins & Co, E.
NJ. Tillman and j. S. Armstrong & Bro.
By some accident the fire department got
confused and missed the location. They
went promenading through the cedars
around East Dallas and up and down the
banks of the river, before finally coming
to "dress parade" in front of the fire.
The ire had been burning fully an hour
and half before the streams begsn to
play, and by that time the whole block
was mass of flame. The fire, fed by the
WHISTLES n the establishments of Tillman
& Hopkins, and by other highly COM
bustible materials, seemed to almost kiss
the cloud, presenting such lurid, glar-
ing scene as will never be forgotten.
Forty Nlsgaras could not have stopped it
after such start. The cars on the Gulf,
Colorado aad Santa Fee track were
promptly removed and all energies were
directed toward saving surrounding
buildings. Eortr 4ately the wind blew
from the north, else the fire in its fren-
lied strength would doubtless have
claimed several blocks on MaiE street for
its own. When the department finally
did get to work 1t did yeoman service in
saturating frame houses adjoining, which
it seemed almost impossible to save.
Messre. Armstrong Bros. and Marsalis &
Co. saved their books and papers. All
the books and papers Of Hop
kins & Bro. and Tillman,
except what may be preserved
in their safes, were lost. Some $4,000
worth of tobacco was saved for Marsalis.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
LOSSES,
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North Thetford.

A third entertainment from the elo-
cutionist Gardner, will be given on
Friday eve the 18th, at the church, free
to all, with q welcome from the lyce'
um.-"Room in the heart" parents, q
daughter newly arrived at the house
of II. II. CUNNINGHAM obituary on
old "Spot" mare now 80, owned by A.
b. Hosford seemed imminent In early
spring, but she has had reprieve and
is now barefooted, quietly grazing
with the cows on the hill, and at sun.
set comes ambling into port with apur-
pose 'just of old". She has had much
experience under the saddle, viewed
the White Mountains and other Won
ders. All who know her, and they are
many, participate in her freedom.-We
are I'LL forced to keep step with the
time, so the always comfortable look.
ing chapel has put Oh new dress or
paint, shades that scarce Obliterate the
original, the mortar lines newly drawn
so the fine stone seems as blue and
bright as when quarried in 1887:
Vines and flowers furnish shade and
perfume, and all about our village
shows what can be done by the sweat
Of the face. This home gossip is FOR
the enefit OF our children in the West
who read the OPINION. Let others 90
the same.
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NoWbury.

Rev. William English and family
have been visiting in town.-Base ball
is played on the village green every
evening between the Nos. one and
two, choice nines.-Last Sunday both
churches were beautifully decorated,
and children's day was observed in the
right spirit.-A fine quality of ice
cream is delivered from house to house
twice each week by Master Harry Will
der.-Eastman and Morris of Brad
ford laid fifty foot chimney in the
new store of Bailey & Co., on Tues
day last, and their work will bear the
closest kind of inspection.-Summer
boarders are becoming more numer-
Gus. They are cordially Welcomed
Coffee drinkers will not relish the fact
that during the past few months their
favorite breakfast beverage has dou-
bled its commercial value.-The in
FAINT children of Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Doe, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Gale and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Goodwin, Jr., re-
ceived the ordinance of baptism at the
Congregational church last Sunday.
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Oxford.

Franklin Baldwin of North Grafton,
Mass, is at the Elm house visiting his
neice, Mrs. A. D. Chamberlain A
very nice job of frescoing is being
done on the church by Henry and o.
Brion, mural decorators of Boston, said
to be the best artists in the city.-Sev-
eral rivermen are watching the bridge
while the large drive of lumber is GO
ing down the river, said to be several
millions.-Mr. Snow of Charlestown,
N. H., is visiting his son, H. P. Snow
of this place.-A party of Boston la
dies and gentlemen are rusticating in
our village, stopping at Major Wheeler's
and others are at S. S. Houghton's.-
At the auction sale of the late VIM.
Howard many old relics were brought
forward for sale, some of which were
supposed to be in the neighborhood of
one hundred years old, and an old pair
of brass fire dogs which were nearly
burned up, sold for $2.50.-Rev. Mr..
Bard who has been on a vacation for
the past three months, to Montana, is
on his way home, with improved
health and will probably occupy the
pulpit the FIRST Sabbath in July if the
house is tinished.-O. d. johnson
who has bought the Parker house at
Woodsville is having it thoroughly re-
paired and nicely painted, and our
local painter, John Leslie is doing the
work.
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LYME.

Mrs. VIM. Converse went last week
to her new home in Piermont.-Chil-
dren's Day was observed at the Cong'l
church last Sunday. The exercises
were of high order consisting of an
interesting talk to the children by Rev.
E. P. Butler, the baptism of several
infants and singing by the children
and choir. 453 persons were present,
139 of whom were children.-The old.
est son Of David Stark at the Centre
broke his leg by harsh playing while at
school last Friday.-At the Baptist
church were baptised June 5th.-A
large number of our people attended
the exercises at Lebanon Wednesday
and Thursday and report an interest
ing and enjoyable time.-The Y. p. A.
which is now composed of about 80
members, has purchased and given to
the Cong'l church pulpit set to be
used in the vestry.-G. Blood has been
hired to look after the interest of the
"gold mine farm. Alice G.. Churchill
is spending few days in Oxford with
DR.. Barnes and wife,. P. Nutting
is moving into his house which he
bought Of Mrs. Harriet Wilmington,
having thoroughly repaired it.-Prof.
w. E. Mousley is visiting o. d. Quint.
-Haying has been commenced by
some.-"Old Junk" man was in town
over Sunday.
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ElY.


E. F. Godfrey and family of West
Lebanon were in town over Sunday,
also H. G. Burnham and family of
STAFFORD, guests of Eli Godfrey
Mrs. Leavitt West has been visiting in
STAFFORD, returned home Sunday
Ruby johnson is teaching successful
term here. Her labors are marked
with genuine interest and determine
ton for the advancement of her every
pupil "Roll" West is and has been at
work on the Hartford bridge.-J. F.
Johnson acknowledges the Kindness Of
friends and neighbors during his long
illness. If our Vershire correspondent
will explain what especial token Mr..
Johnson has received of late, from his
friends and neighbors, that gentleman
and his friends will be duly grateful.
Bessie Nettle who works for DR..
Watkins of Newbury, is at home on
visit.-Mrs. W. F. Harding is conva-
descent and is spending short time in
the family of her father.in-law, Rev.
j. H. Harding of STAFFORD Fred
Powers has been quite ill with an at
tack Of bilious fever, is recovering I'M
der the treatment of DR.. Bixby.-Mrs.
U. F. johnson is recovering from
Short illness.-Wm. Bowden is taking
some very good pictures of Ely vii
LACE, the mine and buildings. He is
using the dry plate process.
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OrfOrdVllle.

HENRY Clgk of Lawrence came to
visit his fatler.in-law, Dea. Morrill,
last Adonday, -Eunice Lamprey is
home from Plymouth Normal school
on a vScation:-Mrs. l.. II. Sargent re.
turned from lmmney last Saturday,
Married. In CUNT Town, June 18th, at
the house OF die brides father, by f..
b.. Strong, E.q., Henry Baker and
Inez Smith. -Iangdon Norris Of Lex.
ington, made few very blief calls in
town, coming Saturday and leaving
Monday. Elizabeth Norris intends to
60 to Lexington the first Of july
The observance of Children's day
drew a wel filed house of the aged,
middle ageT youth and children. The
services were very interesting and inn
pressive, the little children as we'll as
older ones doing honor to themselves
as well as to their parents and teachers.
The singing was excellent, the instru-
mental music very fine, Mr.. Alden of
Lyme, organist, Royal Beal with bass
VOL and Frank with violin. There
were several present who seldom enter
the church Sunday, induced by the
oHiui."s o"ui uuiIlS tIlc IuCC tiltU u
little child shall lead them. God bless
the little children.-Dwight Cross who
is working TO: John Lee on the Jerry
Bean farm in Piermont, fell hemlock
tree last week, measuring 4 feet and 6
inches in diameter.-George Wise call
ed on us Tuesday with some meat
from Q Western steer, 25 months old,
that tipped the scales within a few
ounces of 900 pounds, dressed. Mrs.
Laura Washburn Stickney, wife of
Rev. E. H. Stickney, Of HARDWOOD,
Dakota, came to her fathers, Dea.
Washburn, last week, with her chill
dren Bertha and Park, to spend few
weeks. Mr.. Stickney accompanied
them as far as Boston and is expected
here later.-Two dogs killed four
sheep belonging to James Cushman Il
Sons, one night last week, weunding
fourteen more, and one lamb. Some of
the wounded are not expected to live.
Mrs. r. G. Drown is spending few
days at Haverhill.
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OlCOtt Falls.

j. T. Shepley has gone to Newport,
VT, his family are to go soon.-Mrs'
G. S. Hoyt has gone to Wentworth to
visit her relatives.-Charles st. John
has moved into the Kachie house.
The Bowen castle has been taken down,
cause decentralization. Bowen has gone
into the garden business Camp.
bell is our acting superintendent and
Mr.. May as agent.-Guy Densmore Of
Barre is making his mother, Mrs. s.
M. Richardson short visit.-The Off
GERS of the Boston & Lowell r. r. Co.,
have been at our place to look us over
and appraise the personal property of
the Connecticut and Passumpsic rail-
road company.-Our citizens for rec
reation and amusement have adopted a
gymnastic exercise called the bladder
tumble"
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Fairlee.

H. P. Warren has just received 8
fine lot of baby carriages.-Gen. W.
H. Gilmore is taking trip to Mont
pelier, Barre, Rutland and other
towns, inspecting the military com.
panies from Bradford were
at the Pond Monday and captured
some of those nice pickerel.-S. B,
Hayes has sold his bay mare to Mr..
Cannon Of Manchester.-H. p. War;
rem and family went to Hardwick and
Montpelier last Saturday to visit his
relatives, and will take fishing trip
to Greensborough pond.-Mrs. Ira
Melendy drives the finest team in
town.-The witnesses that went to
Chelsea, came home sober and said it
was not paying job for the State
Katie Davis is stopping at j. @. Adams
Strawberries are just making their
appearance.-Smith u Kibling took in
a large lot of wool last Monday, pay
ing 20 cents.-Moulton Rugg and wife
went to Nunroe, N. H., last week Sat-
urday.-L. H. Webster from Canaan
bought a top buggy of Warren last
Monday.
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Thetford.

A pleasant gathering assembled al
the home of Rev. Harry Brickett and
wife of Thetford to witness the mar.
riage of their daughter Mary to Chas,
s. WilmOt. The couple were married
under an arch Of evergreens and flow
ers from which was suspended a mar.
riage bell. At 8 O'Clock the ceremony
was performed by Rev. Harry Brick.
cit, assisted by Rev. Harry L. Brickett
of Lynnfield Centre, Mass, father and
and brother Of the bride. The bride
was becomingly attired in a brown
silk trimmed with lace, while the
groom wore the conventional black.
They presented neat appearance as
they stood under the arch Of flowers
and the words were pronounced that
made them husband and wife. After
the ceremony and congratulations came
the wedding supper excellent in quail
ty and abundant in quantity. The
presents were many and costly, among
them was rare Turkish rug, a beauti-
full parlor lamp, solid silver table and
tea spoons, silver handled carver, fork
and steel, set Rogers knives and forks,
two oil paintings, beautiful engrav-
ing "Christ at the Temple" Bible,
table linen, nut picks, ETC., etc. 1t was
very pleasant occasion and enjoyed
by ALL. T. Quimby received quite a
severe injury short time since, by
the rolling Of stone on his right leg.
Rev. Davenport, former pastor at
the Centre, was in that village on Mon
day last.-Bert Davidson was married
OH Thursday, June 10Th, to Mrs. Mary
Buffum of Amherst, Mass.-Eleanor
B. Worcester returned on Tuesday
from her visit among friends in Conn.,.
and Mass.-Services at the Hill OH
Sunday last, were held in Academy
hall, as the interior of the church is
undergoing repairs. f. Slade
started on Tuesday for Andover, to be
present at the graduation of her BROTH
er Will, from the Theological Semi
nary at that place. From there, she
goes on to attend the Commencement
exercises at Wellesley College.-The
Cruising" at j. T. Quimby's last Fri
day was largely attended.-The fall
term at the Academy begins Aug. Esd.
One teacher has been added to the
number hitherto engaged.
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WARREN.

A. 7. Weber has left the section at
this place and accepted like position
at East Concord and j. H. Gale has
taken his place as foreman.- Harry
Clement and Fred Hartly have gone to
Concord to work ON the sectiOn.-D.
Q. Clement and Ezra Mann have been
to the Tip Top house and found every
thing in good shape.-Mr. Wyman
from HillsbOro has been in town buy
ing wool. Prices are higher than last
year.-Mrs. Prescott and grand-daugh-
ter of Bristol are visiting her son, l..
w. Prescott.
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y Adjoining Towns =
East Orange,

The Methodist quarterly meeting
was to be held last Sabbath, but on &C.
count of diphtheria at West Topsham,
thore were no services at the church,
view II. +. Reynolds having been ex.
nosed TO it in assisting to bury those
Who died with 1t the week previous
and ii was not thought proper for him
TO be present. The Baptist quarterly
meeting is also postponed for the pres.
emf. which was to be Saturday and
SUNDAY next. The district school is
closed for the same reason it having
only two weeks more this term.-JOhn
smith of Newbury was in town Tues
day buying wOol,-James Rouhan Is
improving from his illness, having
been treated by DR.. Locke from Cor
NTH Harley Eastman is also improv-
inc under treatment of DR.. Minard of
West Topsham. BERTHE Eastman is at
home unable to work.-Widow Simp-
son, mother Of Geo. and Charlie Simp-
son. has bought the Daniel Sanborn
Mace Charlie Clark has moved over
The store for the convenience Of his
wife tending the post office.-Geo. II.
Stevens, wife and two children from
Haverhill were the guests of Mrs. Z.
C. Colby last week Tuesday and
Observation-Disclosures Huntoon and
wife, q. W. Davis, wife and daughter
visited friends at the Capitol few
days since.-Mrs. Herbert Sargent of
East Corinth was in town last Friday
visiting her parents.-Addie Houghton
of Orange was in town last Friday
Mrs. J. M. Smith has been spending a
few days with her son at Pike Hill,
Corinth.-The highway is being re-
paired this week. The Corinth road
machine was on the road Tuesday and
all having tax in that town was noti-
fed to assist. The Orange road ma
chine is expected later in the week.
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Post Mills,

= Raymond and Chubb, caught last
Saturday, 1853 trout that weighed IA
,ounds. M. Chubb returned
From Burlington last week. He was
accompanied by one of his schoGlmates
who spent few days with him..
TT. Cutter who has been at work at the
shop the past six months, went to
, Brattleboro where he will spend the
summer with his father.-M. E. Hap
good spent few days at Woodstock.
IL r. Dodge had the care of the mill
6uring his absence.-C. M. Lee bought
bf II. t. Howe, the best colt of his
8oe. in this section. Mr.. Lee drove
him. and also one bought at Bradford,
To Athol, Mass.-E. E. Smith is at
lending the Grand Lodge of F. A. A
M, at Burlington this i week.-Prof:
Saturday and Sunday in town.-Chil-
(dren's day will be observed the 26th,
Instead Of the 10Th, as reported last
week.
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WOOdSVille.

Leonard Morrill, of Ware, Mass,
was in town the first of the week
visiting frisnds.-The pay car is on its
monthly trip this week. They are
paying off in gold this month.-The
Parker house is undergoing repairs
this week.-The ice cream and straw
berry festival given by the Happy
Cleaners, Thursday evening the 10th,
was a success.-Wilson's Minstrels
will entertain the people this (Friday)
evening at the Wells River school
house hall.-At the 1. 0. o. F., dedica-
ton of the N. H. Odd Fellows Home,
Concord, Thursday, the exercises in
cluded grand parade by the Patri-
archs Militant and the Subordinate
Lodges of the State. The Home was
dedicated by Grand Sire, John HI.
White of Albion, N. Y, assisted by
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Chelsea.

Mrs. A. M. George of Charlestown,
! Mass, is in town stopping with her
father through the warm season.-L.
G. Aldrich of Chicago was in town the
first Of the week, we were pleased to
receive call from him. Mr.. Aldrich
was member of Co. E. I'd vt. Regt.,
in the late war. We understand he is
to stay in Vermont this season and will
resume farming on the old farm in
Vershire.-William Hill of South Roy
alton was in town over Sunday.-The
attendance at Court this week is very
large. Our new hotel proprietor is
growing popular.--The iron bridge
that was erected last year is the great
est improvement that the town ever re-
ceived and is giving satisfaction gen.
erally.-A. M. Burnham's family have
arrived in town from Manchester and
have moved into the H. w. Dearborn
house on Jail street.-Orin s. Wright
of Lebanon was in town over Sunday.
Rev. W. r. Puffer went to Corinth
and supplied the M. E. church at that
place last Sunday-Mrs. Amelia Wal
lace was called to Sharon last week by
the sickness of her daughter.-G. w.
Lamprey of Oxford was in town last
week to see his old cmrade S. M.
Davis whom he had not seen for long
time.-Prof. j. M. Comstock is re-
pairing the Puffer house previous to
occupying the same.-Frank Yeatan is
at work at the hotel for the present.
After court he will open his new black
smith shop on Vershire street.-W. S.
Kineson of Boston is in town and will
stop with his parents through the
warm Observation-Disclosures day was OBJ
served at the M. E. church last Sun
day. The programme was fully car
ried out. The exercises concluded
with an address by Rev. AL. Sher-
burn.-Nancy Dearborn is in very
poor health at the present time, and is
stopping with her brother, Franklin
Dearborn.
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West TOpsham.

Diphtheria has subsidized for the pres
ent at least, there are no new cases re.
ported. Cora Huckins died on Friday
night, and the little Palmer boy whose
sickness we mentioned last week died
before the paper came out. People
are thoroughly alarmed and have been
using the utmost precaution to prevent
the spread of the disease.-There were
no services at the church last Sabbath,
Rev. C. E. Davis pastor of the Free
Baptist church being absent, and we
understand that there will be none
next Sabbath.-Dr. Jackson of Barre
and DR.. Dean of San Francisco, who is
visiting East, were in consultation
with DR.. Watson in the case of Mrs.
E. H. Smith on Tuesday and consiier
her recovery very doubtful.
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COrinth.

Children's day was observed at the
South Meadow church last Sunday
There will be preaching services at the
Centre church next Sunday at 1.3O p.
m.-Lou Sleeper is at home from Barre
sick with lung fever.-Remember Com
ical Browns entertainment at Acade-
my hall next Wednesday eve.-Smith,
the Rhode Island horse buyer, was in
town this week looking after horses
G.. G. Cook injured his leg last Tues.
day by breaking through a floor while
carrying a heavy plank, and is now
unable to be out.-Mrs. Mead remains
about the same.-Frank Willis who
was committed to Jail last week for
marrying another mans wife, is out
on bail.
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West Fairlee.

Harvey Marston has gone to Han
over to work.-Remembe the reading
at the church Saturday evening.-Wm.
Paul is building plank side walk in
front of his residence.-E. P. George
is painting and repairing his buildings
at Long Branch.-The people in this
village are talking of putting in two
or three reservoirs so as to have water
to use in case of fire.-Geo. L. Church
is grading the grounds around his
house in East Brookline this week.
Report says we are to have new
dressmaker in town.-Between four
and five hundred people attended the
Sunday school concert last Sunday
eve.
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East CQrinth.

There will be services as usual in
the church.-S. 1. Divoll has recently
completed very fine pair of gold
trimmed driving harnesses.-George
Taplin, Jr., who has been attending
school at Bradford, is at home.-The
prospects for large hay crop are
good.-Mrs. George who has been VS.
iting friends in this place, returned to
her home in Dover, Wednesday,
Comcal Browns Concert Co. will
give an entertainment in School house
hall, Tuesday eve, June 21st. AS he
has been here before his entertain
ments need no comments.
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Union Village,

M. L. Matoon and wife, very ex'
tensive lumber dealer from Cheboggan.
Mich, an uncle of Mrs. j. X. Blaisdell
and Mrs. Geo. Kibling, are spending a
week with them at their pleasant homes
in Union Village and also visiting his
sister at North Stanford, Mrs. Sophia
Hanlington.-Next Sabbath, sChildren's
day, will be properly observed at our
church.-G. G.. Clark sold steer last
Monday, 25 months and ID days OLD, to
Mr.. Wise of Lyme that weighed l,3O4
hounds.
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West Fairlee Centre.

Children's Day was observed here
last Sabbath, the exercises were very
interesting and enjoyed by all present
e. G.. Southworth, our town Supt
visited the school in district No. 3 last
week.-Some of the farmers are hoe.
ing their corn, while others have theirs
scarcely planted.-Lizzie Goodwin OF
Oxford, N. H., visited Miss N. M.
Child last week There was prayer
meeting in the school house on Blood
Brook on Wednesday evening conduct
ed by Rev. L. E. Upper.
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Wells River,

Smith & Sloan are at St. Johnsbury
this week on the town case against
Hugh Adams.-A few from this place
are contemplating a trip to St. Leon
Spr ngs this summer.-The village is
putting on quite an aspect OF embetter-
ment this spring.-The Sunday school
concert was a success last Sunday
evening, better than we have had for
some times. S. Peach has his cloth
ing room completed and is now ready
for business.-Mrs. Hitchcock from
Malone, N. Y, and VIM. Marshall and
wife of Lowell are visiting friends in
town. and Clark's Min
strels exhibit at School house hall
Friday evening. ,...